LibGuides: Library Resource Guides: Self-care and wellbeing

Practical resources

Smiling Mind (for iPhone & iPad) A free resource that has range of mindfulness meditations. Content is tailored to those new to mindfulness and those familiar with the practice. Programs range in length and style, depending on your needs.
Smiling Mind (for Android) A free resource that has range of mindfulness meditations. Content is tailored to those new to mindfulness and those familiar with the practice. Programs range in length and style, depending on your needs.
Nursewell (for iPhone & iPad) Developed for nurses and midwives in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District to promote self-care and reflection.
Nursewell (for Android) Developed for nurses and midwives in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District to promote self-care and reflection.
Fwards (for iPhone & Android) Made for shift workers by shift workers. Shift work is an under appreciated stressor pushing the healthcare work force over the edge. This app promotes individual and team debriefing, connects shift work teams, and supports the collection and delivery of information to changing and variable nursing teams. Founded by Athol Hann

Talkback — kindness in healthcare

Your stories of kindness within the healthcare system by Michael Mackenzie on ABC Life Matters
Publication Date: Mon 9 Nov 2020, 9:05am
Presenter: Michael Mackenzie
Duration: 54min 37sec
Talkback — kindness in healthcare by Michael Mackenzie on ABC Life Matters
Publication Date: Mon 9 Nov 2020, 9:06am
Guests:
David Brewster, deputy director of intensive care at Cabrini Health, the clinical dean for the Monash University Clinical School
Carolyn McDonald, an experienced nurse and nurse counsellor at the Nursing and Midwifery Health Program.
Duration: 41min 7sec

Burnout in nursing and midwifery explored with Sharee Johnson
Nurse & Midwife Support on Soundcloud
Midwives - You’re only Human – Support during COVID-19 [YouTube]
Nurses share their experiences of working within the COVID-19 pandemic to encourage others to develop a self-care plan and seek support with the Nursing and Midwifery Health Program Victoria. You’re only human. Don’t wait until you hit crisis point

Article from Nursing Standard
Barratt, C. (2017). Exploring how mindfulness and self-compassion can enhance compassionate care. Nursing Standard, 31(21), 55.

Article from Nursing Standard
Trueland J. (2024). How you can regain a lost sense of compassion. Nursing Standard, 39(10), 22-23. Access through CINAHL database
Article from Nursing Standard
Wood E, King R, Taylor B et al (2022) Moral distress in advanced practice nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nursing Standard, 37(11), 44-50.
Article from Nursing Standard
Cajanding,R.J. (2021). Individual and organisational strategies to develop resilience in the nursing workforce. Nursing Standard, 36(11), 45-50.
Article from Contemporary Nurse [PDF]
Foureur, M., Besley, K., Burton, G., Yu, N., & Crisp, J. (2013). Enhancing the resilience of nurses and midwives: Pilot of a mindfulness-based program for increased health, sense of coherence and decreased depression, anxiety and stress. Contemporary nurse, 45(1), 114-125.
Article from Contemporary Nurse [PDF]
McDonald, G., Jackson, D., Wilkes, L., & Vickers, M. (2013). Personal resilience in nurses and midwives: effects of a work-based educational intervention. Contemporary nurse, 45(1), 134-143.
Article from Nursing Standard
Barratt C. (2018). Developing resilience: the role of nurses, healthcare teams and organisations. Nursing standard, 33(7), 43-49.

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Recently added titles to the ANMF library collection are:

Nurse Midwife Health Program Australia
Helping nurses, midwives and students to better health
Nursing & Midwifery Health Program Victoria
NMHPV is a free, confidential and independent support service for nurses, midwives and nursing/midwifery students in need of support with sensitive health issues related to their substance use and/or mental health impairment.
Nurse and Midwife Support
A 24/7 national Australian support service for nurses & midwives providing access to confidential advice and referral.
The Empathy Initiative
The Empathy Initiative is a group of academic & practitioners that generates empathy/compassion research to inform student learning and patient care.
Safer Care Victoria Healthcare Workers' Wellbeing Centre
The wellbeing of healthcare workers is critical to patient safety
Nursing School Struggles Podcast series from NRSNG
Short episodes specifically for nursing students talking about confidence, real life stories, interviews, and more.